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Horizon: Zero Dawn | Review Thread
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MarineMountie
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On the flip side of that argument, should I review The Witness even though I hate puzzle games and know Im going to give it a low score...much lower than 99% of other reviewers? What sense does that make?
As a reader, why would you want to read the review from a person that doesn't even like the genre?
I don't understand how trust comes into it. I doubt many reviewers would lie about how they feel just for the sake of it.
Omnistalgic
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You know that's probably the brunt of it tbh...Every exclusive validates your choice.
GIANKRATOS
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Basically Guerrilla games is his baby. Nobody gives his baby less than 88. nobody! All translate to hype as fuck.
Yes it's very rare so it's worth mentioning. One of those rare times when the unveiling exactly matches the final game. Impressive feat.
Nah, lots of people were disappointed that all we officially got was a CG trailer when it was first revealed/announced. Early closed door impressions also had reports of lots of framerate issues and what not. So I wouldn't say it knocked it out of the park with the unveil. People were just generally excited because of who it was by, and by some of the leaked footage that was not official. Gamescom onwards though, everything was on point.
eyeball_kid
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When did the US Gamer reviewer state that she doesn't like open world games? Because I read the review, and she didn't say that at all.
Oh god yeah I was at e3 that year and the frame rate was around 10-15. Still the game play looked hype
texhnolyze
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I like them. They at least prefer Nioh to UC4.
To read an opinion from someone with similar tastes. Its easy to get caught up in the hype of constant 5/5s and 9s from people who like the genre. A differing voice can help those who are leary about the genre and want to hear from someone like them.
Its not too different from getting someone who enjoys the genre to review it.
well damn
brace yourselves, the ♏️'s are coming
She didn't say that.
But she did complain about how the usual open world was annoying (fetch quest and alike).
Which is standard in open world games
*Familiar boring grind* I think she said
Hmm true.
onemanasylum
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lol ok.
For those who want to listen to this, Jeff Cannata is absolutely gushing over the game on the latest episode of DLC: http://5by5.tv/dlc/167
Starts at 00:29:00. No spoilers, talks mostly about systems.
Starts at 00:29:00. No spoilers, talks mostly about systems.
onemanasylum
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well damn
Well...he's not wrong tbh, just look at the difference in the lineups. That's not fanboyism, it is just the facts right now.
Khalifa Jayy
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TheRealTalker
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onemanasylum
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I think it is fact if you read twitter comments, that night when you sleep a demon comes and takes a part of your humanity.
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Deleted member 325805
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I always expected it to review well, my fear has always been performance, how well will it run, so I'm still waiting for Digital Foundry to do a tech analysis before I jump in as I'm far more sensitive to technical issues than most.
AngelOFDeath
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Praise be, praise be. Playing Rise of the Tomb Raider now, and luckily there are about 3 games I need to finish before starting this.
MatrixMan.EXE
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well damn
Nuff people about to get triggered by this. Lawd ah mercy.
They already did. They called it a "technical masterpiece" both on the regular PS4 and the Pro. Runs at pretty much a locked 30fps on both platforms with a few frames dropped here and there. Perfect frame pacing as well.
For anyone interested, here's a breakdown of the Metacritic reviews.
74 Reviews
88% average
Score - Number of reviews
100 - 5
98 - 3
97 - 1
96 - 1
95 - 8
93 - 3
92 - 3
90 - 24
88 - 3
87 - 2
85 - 5
80 - 11
75 - 1
70 - 2
50 - 1
48 out of 74 gave 90% and above
21 out of 74 gave 80% - 88%
4 out of 74 gave 75% and below
I've only skimmed parts of the review but there wasn't anything there I saw that stated she disliked 3rd person action/adventure games, so that seems like an inference there.
Second, there are more than enough people that are sort of burnt out on the mechanations a lot of these games employ, so its good to have a review that addresses that.
And if the reviewer really comes across as if they don't care for the genre, then the reader should be able to take that into account when assessing their review.
McMoneyman
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A lot of the usual suspects in the replies. No surprise.
onemanasylum
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It's a technical masterpiece, Digital foundry article is out.
Ocarina_117
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well damn
He's not wrong.
Loved my time with Halo 5 and Gears of War 4 - especially online. Outside of the two games I've not really played much else on my brother's Xbox.
Msoft are definitely in need of a push on the exclusives front. The cancellation of Scalebound really soured me on them - being a huge platinum games and kamiya fan, I was quite excited for it given the quotes of it being Kamiya's dream game.
Quantum Break didn't capture me quite as well as Alan Wake did (Alan Wake 2 reveal with scorpio PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD) and I've never been a huge crackdown fan. I have no reason to look forward to a scorpio, besides the bump in resolution for third party games. I'd much rather look to invest in a ps4pro to experience TLoU2, TLG and Horizon in their full glory or upgrade my PC as i've been wanting to do for a while now.
illmatic22
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Can't say I disagree.
well damn
ronaldthump
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really? I had a look because of you post and it didn't seem to anything tbh.
NotSmartEnough
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No, they can't.
Sorry, I've been lurking and enjoying the thread, but I cannot let that pass.
0/10 doesn't mean 'not for me' or 'I didn't enjoy it': Take the same game, but give it completely broken collision detection, give it random errors that corrupt your save file, give it 1fps and 540p resolution. Is it worse? Nope, apparently not, because you've already hit rock bottom.
There needs to be some objectivity to any review, otherwise the review (and eventually the reviewer) becomes meaningless.
Dash_Riprock
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Gotta admit. Sony really is giving Microsoft the business. Hopefully it will light a fire under Microsofts ass and they begin pumping out alot more quality titles. We all win in the end.
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Johnny Cage In The Shower
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Well in any case, lots of us NOW know that there's a gaming site called "US gamer" and they employ a journalist named Cathy MacHarty that has written five (5) articles about video games. One being the review and others about Pokémon Go and the likes and another one about the character's Biw and arrow weapon in this game.
well damn
It's not even an opinion at this point. The usual suspects trying to argue against reality, how typical.
That's why the reviewer needs to back up their score with explanations, and you as the reader need to evaluate if their reasoning is enough to convince you.
Maybe the game is technically competent but tackle a theme in a way that the review thinks is inexcusable (like rape, drugs, slavery, etc).
And there's no problem in someone churning out bad reviews, as you said, someday they will simple be meaningless and fade out.
onemanasylum
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That is so sad, I mean it is fact at this point, must be tough living in that kind of denial.
Why does objectivity matter? Just read the review, figure out if it's useful to you, and if it is then use it in your purchasing decision.
outunderthestars
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Sorry if this has been asked already. Is there an option for a more minimalist HUD? I was watching a video of the game and was really annoyed by the number of indicators, maps, icons, numbers, etc on the screen at any time.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
well damn
Facts
DriftingSpirit
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I just scrolled down the OP and good grief are there a ton of 9-10 scores.
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